U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James F. Glynn, right, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, pins the Aito “Warrior” medal onto Cpl. Juan Antonio Rubio, forward observer, 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, during the Bazeilles Day Ceremony for Exercise DELAYEN, Tahiti, French Polynesia, Sept. 4, 2025. The celebration of the 155th Bazeilles Day commemorates a pivotal moment for the French Armed Forces during the Franco-Prussian war in 1870 where French marines were outnumbered by their enemy ten-to-one during one of the first recorded instances of urban warfare. Glynn is a native of Albany, New York. Rubio is a native of Chino, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Moses S. Lopez Franco)
Date Taken: | 09.04.2025 |
Date Posted: | 09.12.2025 16:07 |
Photo ID: | 9309031 |
VIRIN: | 250904-M-NI027-2022 |
Resolution: | 5873x4195 |
Size: | 1.83 MB |
Location: | ARUE, PF |
Hometown: | ALBANY, NEW YORK, US |
Hometown: | CHINO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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